Understanding and Recovering from Covid-19 Anxiety
If you are experiencing long term stress, your body goes into fight, flight or freeze mode—which means you may feel like you have to either try to escape, become aggressive, or silently wait for a threat to pass…
Understanding the Impact of Trauma on Drinking Alcohol and Smoking Weed
Experiencing a traumatic event is one of the main reasons people overuse alcohol or weed. Sometime people are unsure if their experiences count as traumatic, but a trauma is basically an intense, overwhelming emotional event…
Why Therapy Is So Damn Expensive
“Recently a client and I were discussing their frustrations with the cost of another mental health provider. As we talked it became clear that the client was interpreting the provider’s fee as a sign…”
Why Therapist-Client Fit Matters
“There are many factors that impact how helpful therapy will be to you. It may have to do with the specific issue bringing you, the particular techniques…”
Borderline Personality Disorder and Trauma
“One way of thinking of our personalities is that we tend to have certain patterns of how we think, feel, and behave. For example, if you value your independence, then you are likely to…”
Why Group Therapy?
“I often talk with my clients about creating a holistic mental health experience in order to heal and grow. Group therapy is often a valuable addition to individual therapy…”
Why We Fight with the Ones We Love
“Our need for emotional security often impacts our behaviors within relationships. It's a perspective that is also useful in thinking about why we may get caught up…”
Moving Beyond Chemical Imbalances
“When we talk about "brain chemistry," we are generally referencing neurotransmitters and hormones. These chemicals are involved in the mechanics of experiencing emotions…”